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    The Digest #120
    June 7, 2022
    Interesting Reading – October 7, 2016
    October 7, 2016
    Better Place Rolls Out Electric Car Battery Switching Concept in Israel
    September 18, 2010
    GM Announces Volt Pricing Starting at $41,000 Limiting Mass Market Appeal
    July 27, 2010
    Gates Bets on Continued Evolution of the Internal Combustion Engine
    July 20, 2010
    Buffett: All Cars Will Be Electric in 20 Years
    November 21, 2009
    Matching Renewable Energy Production With Electricity Demand
    October 2, 2009
    BYD Seeks Chinese Government Subsidies
    September 8, 2009
    Electric Cars: “Predisposed to go like a bat out of hell”
    September 3, 2009
    Shai Agassi’s Vision for Electric Car Infrastructure
    August 28, 2009
    Chevy Volt Hybrid vs. BYD e6 Pure Electric
    August 11, 2009
    What’s This Talk About a “Smart Grid”?
    June 7, 2009
    Video of BYD’s e6 Pure Electric Vehicle
    May 30, 2009
    Bill Ford Interview on Battery Technology
    May 25, 2009
    Better Place Unveils Automated Battery Exchange Technology
    May 14, 2009
    More on BYD and Wang Chuanfu
    May 11, 2009
    BYD’s Revolutionary e6 Electric Car
    May 5, 2009
    Electric Car Initiatives Heat Up
    April 13, 2009
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